Male or female chart ?

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Hare Rama Krishna Written on 22.12.2007
The astrologers must know how to find out whether the given horoscope is of a male or a female. This is considered to be quite a tough job. Hence the
astrologers, when preparing a birth chart, in order to ascertain, whether the birth chart is of a male or a female adjust the Navamsa to odd(male) or
even(female) even by changing the time of birth and this trick enables them to know immediately whether the native is male or female. This technique
impresses the people greatly, but the astrologers themselves know their weaknesses quite well.
Principle I, not infaillible
This is a general principle which is found in the book titled Book of Correct Astrological Predications. Some of the rules are not acceptable in the present
day context as much research has been made in the field of Astrology which is contradictory to the rules in this principle. Here Rahu and Ketu are not
considered for determination of sex as they are only mathematical points. Another deviation you will find here is that Mercury and Saturn though termed as
Eunuch by all ancient texts, they are treated here as female nature. Finally the rules do not fit properly in some of the horoscopes and there seems to be some
link missing in the Principle. However it may be, let us apply this principle to some charts and come to a conclusion thereafter.
Rules:
1. Sun, Mars and Jupiter indicate male gender and Saturn, Venus and Moon indicate Female gender. Mercury with Saturn or Venus indicates Female
and with Sun, Mars and Jupiter indicate male gender. It is to be noted that the planets of male sign i.e. Sun, Mars and Jupiter are more powerful and
victorious than the planets of female sign (except the Moon). It is also to be noted that the planets which aspects the house or a planet conjoined is
more powerful.
2. The Moon is loved and honored by every planet. Hence other planets allow her to act according to her desire. If there is combination of 7
th
house or
the lord of the 7
th
house with Moon the native is female even if there are other combinations of male sex. In the same way the signs ruled by the
planets Sun, Mars and Jupiter i,e. 5, 1, 8, 9 and 12 of the Natural Zodiac are considered to be male signs and 4, 2, 7, 10 and 11 as female signs.
Gemini sign is to be understood as male while Virgo is female.
So Male signs are , Aries, Gemini Leo Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Pisces
Female signs are Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn, and Aquarius
How to judge if it is a male or female chart (is the lagna correct ?). in view of the limitations of the principle we cannot rely on the system fully.
1, 3, 5, 8, 9 & 12 are male signs and 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 are female signs.
are males (have upper hand over gender type), are females, (moon is a powerful female especially if it is auspicious)
is considered neuter but is more a passive / feminine planet for considering gender
is androgynous/neuter but+ or + then becomes female, and+ male planets then becomes male.
Male or female planets aspecting the 7
th
house (by permanent Jaimini sign aspect only) or its lord, or conjuncting 7
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or 7
th
lord will have a
predominant decision on the gender more than the gender of the sign .
and are not taken into account for deciding the influence of a male or female gender.
Male chart if ;
1- 7
th
house is in a male sign, and/ or male planet(s) are there.(if the 7
th
house has no planets in it, it cannot be taken for consideration.)
2- 7
th
lord is in a male sign and / or conjunct male planet(s).
Female chart if ;
3- 7
th
house is in a female sign, and/ or female planet(s) are there. .(if the 7
th
house has no planets in it, it cannot be taken for consideration.)
4- 7
th
lord is in a female sign and / or conjunct female planet(s).
Combinations for male:
1. 7
th
house + Sun, Mars or Jupiter or his signs
2. 7
th
lord + Sun, Mars or Jupiter or his signs
Combinations for female:
1. 7
th
house + Moon, Venus, Mercury or Saturn or her or his sign.
2. 7
th
Lord + Moon, Mercury, Venus or Saturn or her or his sign.
Chart 01: Sri Satya Sai Baba (Puttabarthi)

Ma

Ra
Mo
1. 7
th
house is Taurus with no planets in it. Hence cannot be
taken for consideration.
2. 7
th
Lord Venus is in Scorpio along with a male planet
Sun. Mercury and Saturn thus conjoin one male planet Sun
and one female planet Venus. In such a situation the house
will decide the nature of the sex. Scorpio is a Male sign.
Hence the horoscope is of male.

Rasi-D-1

Ju

1

Ke

Su Sa
Me Ve
ASC

Chart 02 Mahatma Gandhi

Ju

1. 7
th
house is Aries with Jupiter in it. Hence Male
horoscope.
2. 7
th
Lord Mars is conjoined with a female planet
Venus. Mercury who also conjoins Mars is thus
with one male planet Mars and one female planet
Venus. Mars is also aspected by a male planet
Jupiter. Since male planets predominate Mercury
will have no say.

Rasi-D-1
Ra
Mo
Ke



Sa
Ma Me
Ve
Asc
Su
Chart 03 Author of this article

Ra

1. 7
th
house is Cancer occupied by Mars a male
Planet. Hence horoscope is of Male.
2. 7
th
Lord Moon is in Aquarius and aspected by
Saturn and Mars. Whenever Moon is involved
other planets allow her to act according to her
desire. However since male planets are more
powerful, Moon subjected herself to Mars and
produced a male.
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Chart 05 Shoba De

Ra
1. 7
th
house is Gemini with no planets in it.
2. 7
th
Lord Mercury is conjoined with Sun a male
planet. There is no aspect of from any female
planet.
3. If the house is taken into consideration Gemini
indicates male and Sagittarius also indicate male.
Hence the test fails as far as this horoscope is concerned.
Rasi-D-1
Sa

Ve Ma


Su Me
As

Ju Mo Ke
Chart 06 Indira Gandhi

Ju Ke
1. 7
th
house is Capricorn with Moon in it. Indicating
a female.
2. 7
th
Lord Saturn is in Cancer in opposition to
Moon confirming the horoscope as that of female.
Rasi-D-1
Sa
As

Mo Ma

2

Ra
Ve

Su
Me

Chart 07 Mother Saratha (Wife of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa)

Sa
Ra
1. 7
th
house is Capricorn with Venus in it indicating
female.
2. 7
th
Lord Saturn is with Ra which is not to be taken
into account and he is aspected by Mercury all
point out to female.
Rasi-D-1
As

Ve Ma
Mo


Ju
Su

Me
Ke

Chart 08 Aishwarya Rai

Ma Sa
Ke
1. 7
th
house is Pisces with no planets in it. Hence not
taken for consideration.
2. 7
th
lord Jupiter is debilitated and in Capricorn.
Unfortunately the rule does not say anything
regarding debilitated and exalted planets. Hence if
we take the sign Capricorn it denotes a female.
Rasi-D-1

Ju


Ve
Mo Ra

Me Su As
Conclusion:
From the forgoing you will observe that the system though prove to be correct in some cases, It looks as though we are trying to justify the principle one way
or other. There are many loose ends. There is no clear cut result in some of the cases. But the real value of astrology lies in the application of a principle and
predicts an event that is to happen in future. Hence in view of the limitations of the principle we cannot rely on the above system fully.
Principle II

Jaimini Sutras
Chapter IV Quarter 3 sex of child
There are 3 Sutras 4.3.10 to 4.3.12 where in it is stated that Male child is born if the planet is male, otherwise female child is born and if the planet is
Eunuch an eunuch is born. These sutras have reference to sutras 4.3.3 to 4.3.9 wherein the method of arriving at the planet is given. Noted astrologer Mr.
R.Santhanam in his research paper published in his book Essentials of Hindu Predictive Astrology has given a real life case and has thoroughly analyzed
the Sutra. I am not going into the details of the Sutra here as the same can be read from various translations available. Maharishi Jaimini has stated that the
Sutras are applicable to Adhana or conception chart. We all know very well how difficult it is to construct an Adhana Chart. Here I am going to examine the
same principles as stated in the above Sutras with respect to a Natal Chart and see whether we are able to fix up the sex of the native.
Principles as stated by Jaimini:
1. The time of birth be reckoned from sunrise to sunset depending on the birth being at day time/night time. i.e. If the birth is in the day time before Sun set
calculate the day duration from Sun rise to Birth time. If it is during night time the duration is to be calculated from Sun set to Birth time.
2. The duration so calculated as above must be converted into vighatis. For this you must know the relation between hours, minutes and ghatis and
vighatis.
1 day = 60 ghatis
1 ghati = 60 vighatis and so the table goes on to liptas, viliptas, paras and tatparas.
The duration as obtained as per rule 1 will be in Hours-Minutes-Seconds. Convert it into decimals. Formula is Hours + Minutes/60 + Seconds/3600)
This gives the duration as so many hours.
1 day consist of 24 hours or 60 ghatis and hence one hour = 60/24 = 2.5 ghatis. So multiplying the converted decimal hours by 2.5 we get ghatis and
multiplying this result by 60 we get vighatis.
This is called Janma vighati.
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3. Divide the final figure obtained as per rule 2 above by 9. Leave the integer portion and take only the remainder.
4. If the remainder is not a whole number then it must be rounded to the next whole number. If the remainder comes to 2.4 or 2.6 then it must be taken as
3. If the remainder is 0 then it must be taken as 9.
5. As per Sutra 4.3.9 to 4.3.12, the numbers so obtained above will indicate the sex, complexion etc of the child. Counting the planets on the basis of week
days (7) and then adding Rahu and Ketu we get the number nine. The order is as below:
Number Planet Sex
1 Sun Male
2 Moon Female
3 Mars Male
4 Mercury Eunuch
5 Jupiter Male
6 Venus Female
7 Saturn Eunuch
8 Rahu Male
9 Ketu Female
6. With regard to Mercury and Saturn the saint says Eunuchs. Normally Mercury rules the female Eunuchs and Saturn male Eunuchs. However this should
be predicted only if specific combinations for such a birth exist in the conception chart. Otherwise Mercury will indicate a female child and Saturn
indicate a male.
7. Further qualifications in determining the sex of the child are Exalted planets indicate male child and debilitated planets indicate female child. Some
people consider Rahu to be female but Parasara is very clear that Rahu, Jupiter and Sun give illustrious son.
8. When it comes to Eunuch planets Mercury and Saturn, if they are in exaltation they indicate male sex and in debility denotes female child.
9. Here some amount of confusion may arise. What happens if a female planet is exalted or a male planet is debilitated. Then the conjunction or aspect of
planets of similar nature will be the deciding factor.
10. Also the signs indicating male sex are the odd signs excepting Gemini and Aquarius, while the even signs are female except Cancer and Pisces.
Male Indicators: Aries, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Pisces
Female Indicators: Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Aquarius.
Consider the signs only when you have conflicting results from the rules above especially when more than one planet is conjoined or aspected.
One important point to note here is that the Sun rise mentioned here is the time when the tip of the disk appears in the horizon.
As said in the beginning itself the above principles have been clearly stated as applicable to Adhana or Conception chart. Now let us try to apply this
principle to a Natal Chart and see the result. Here I will take examples of some well known persons chart (4 of male and 4 of female)
The Sun Rise and Sun Set are taken from Jagannath Hora software selecting the preferences for sunrise and sunset as Tip of the suns disk appears to be on
the eastern horizon.
Refer Chart 01 above:
Name Sri Satya Sai Baba(Puttabarthi)
Date of Birth 23
rd
Nov. 1926
Time of Birth 06:26
Sun Rise 06:22:55
Sun Set 17:47:08
Calculations: Day time Birth. Hence Sun rise to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Rise 06:22:55 (a)
Time of Birth 06:26:00 (b)
Difference 00:03:05 (a) (b)
Convert to decimal 00 + (03/60) + (05/3600)
0.0514 hrs (c)
Convert to vighatis 0.0514 x 2.5 x 60=7.7083 vighatis
Divide by 9 7.7083/9
Remainder is 7.7083
Rounded to next whole number 8
From the table in Rule 5 Rahu
Sex will have to be Male
Rahu has conjoined Moon a female planet. However Exaltation of Rahu has prevailed over and the birth was of male. Conjunction or aspect need be
considered only when a female planet is exalted or a male planet is debilitated.
Refer Chart 02 above
Name Mahatma Gandhi
Date of Birth 2
nd
Oct. 1869
Time of Birth 07:31
Sun Rise 05:51:09
Sun Set 17:45:40
Calculations: Since birth is in day time Sun Rise is to be taken
Sun Rise 05:51:09 (a)
Time of Birth 07:31:00 (b)
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Difference 01:39:51 (b) (a)
Convert to decimal 01 + (39/60) + (51/3600)
1.6642 hrs (c)
Convert to vighatis 1.6642 x 2.5 x 60 = 249.6250 vighatis
Divide by 9 249.6250/9
Remainder is 6.6250
Rounded to next whole number 7
From the table in Rule 5 Saturn is the ruler
Sex will have to be Eunuch
As per rule No. 6 stated above Saturn indicates a male. Rasi drishti by Ju a male planet confirm the horoscope as that of Male.
Refer Chart 3 above:
Name Yenbeeyes
Date of Birth 5
th
Oct. 1949
Time of Birth 13:50:56
Sun Rise 06:01:18
Sun Set 18:00:08
Calculations: Since the birth is in day time Sun rise is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Rise 06:01:18 (a)
Time of Birth 13:50:56 (b)
Difference 07:49:38 (b) (a)
Convert to decimal 07 + (49/60) + (38/3600)
7.8272 hrs (c)
Convert to vighatis 7.8272 x 2.5 x 60 = 1174.0833 vighatis
Divide by 9 1174.0833/9
Remainder is 4.0833
Rounded to next whole number 5
From the table in Rule 5 Jupiter
Sex will have to be Male
Jupiter representing male and also exalted in Sagittarius confirms the horoscope as that of male. Other aspects not taken into consideration.
Refer Chart 04 above
Name Prof. B.V.Raman
Date of Birth 8
th
Aug. 1912
Time of Birth 19:38:00
Sun Rise 06:06:11
Sun Set 18:43:35
Calculations: Since the birth is in night time Sun set is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Set 18:43:35 (a)
Time of Birth 19:38:00 (b)
Difference 00:54:25 (b) (a)
Convert to decimal 00 + (54/60) + (25/3600)
0.9069 hrs (c)
Convert to vighatis 0.9069 x 2.5 x 60 = 136.0417 vighatis
Divide by 9 136.0417/9
Remainder is 1.0417
Rounded to next whole number 2
From the table in Rule 5 Moon
Sex will have to be Female
Refer rule No. 9 above. A female Planet Moon is exalted here. Also it is conjoined by a male planet Saturn and also aspected by another male planet Sun
(Rasi Drishti) confirming the horoscope as that of a male. Note here conjunction and Aspect is taken into consideration.
Now let me take the female horoscopes one by one.
Refer chart 05 above
Name Shoba De
Date of Birth 07
th
Jan. 1948
Time of Birth 07:21:00
Sun Rise 07:13:49
Sun Set 18:15:47
Calculations: Since the birth is in day time Sun rise is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Rise 07:13:49 (a)
Time of Birth 07:21:00 (b)
Difference 00:07:11 (b) (a)
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Convert to decimal 0 + (07/60) + (11/3600)
0.1197 hrs (c)
Convert to vighatis 0.1197 x 2.5 x 60 = 17.9583 vighatis
Divide by 9 17.9583/9
Remainder is 8.9583
Rounded to next whole number 9
From the table in Rule 5 Ketu
Sex will have to be Female
Ketu is not conjoined by any planet.

Refer Chart 06 above
Name Indira Gandhi
Date of Birth 19
th
Nov. 1917
Time of Birth 23:03:00
Sun Rise 06:22:25
Sun Set 17:12:28
Calculations: Since the birth is at night Sun set is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Set 17:12:28 (a)
Time of Birth 23:03:00 (b)
Difference 05:50:32 (b) (a)
Convert to decimal 05 + (50/60) + (32/3600)
5.8422 hrs (c)
Convert to vighatis 5.8422 x 2.5 x 60 = 876.3333 vighatis
Divide by 9 876.3333
Remainder is 3.3333
Rounded to next whole number 4
From the table in Rule 5 Mercury
Sex will have to be Female
Here Mercury as well as the sign wherein Mercury is placed viz. Scorpio indicate female. One thing to be noted is that Mercury is conjoined by a male planet
Sun and aspected by 2 male planets Jupiter and Saturn. Hence the sign Scorpio decides the sex.
Refer Chart 07 above
Name Mother Saratha
Date of Birth 22
nd
Dec. 1853
Time of Birth 19:15:00
Sun Rise 06:19:32
Sun Set 17:01:12
Calculations: Since the birth is at night Sun set is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Set 17:01:12 (a)
Time of Birth 19:15:00 (b)
Difference 02:13:48 (b) (a)
Convert to decimal 02 + (13/60) + (48/3600)
2.2300 hrs (c)
Convert to vighatis 2.2300 x 2.5 x 60 = 334.5000 vighatis
Divide by 9 334.5000/9
Remainder is 1.5000
Rounded to next whole number 2
From the table in Rule 5 Moon
Sex will have to be Female
Here Moon is placed with Mars a male planet. Venus female planet is also aspecting it. Conjunction/aspect need not be considered as no
exaltation/debilitation of planet is involved.
Refer Chart 08 above
Name Aishwarya Rai
Date of Birth 1st Nov. 1973
Time of Birth 04:05:00
Sun Rise 06:23:42
Sun Set 18:03:56
Calculations: Since the birth is early morning before sun rise sun set of previous day is taken.
Sun Set 18:03:56 (a)
Time of Birth 04:05:00 (b)
Difference 13:58:56 (a)-(b)
Convert to decimal 13 + (58/60) + (56/3600)
13.9822 hrs (c)
Convert to vighatis 13.9822 x 2.5 x 60 = 2097.3333 vighatis
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Divide by 9 2097.3333/9
Remainder is 0.3333
Rounded to next whole number 1
From the table in Rule 5 Sun
Sex will have to be Male
Sun is debilitated. There is no conjunction of planets. Hence indicative of female.
Conclusion:
Hence we can conclude that the ruling planet of the birth vighati will determine the sex of the child. But vighati is a time interval of only 24 seconds, it is
highly doubtful that the collected birth time information was accurate in all cases. In addition to this, the noting of the birth time is always a subject of
controversy. But if we could take a case with accurate data, I am sure they will confirm Maharishi Jaiminis principles.
Before I conclude I would like to mention one important point here that the Sutras of Jaimini referred to above give the basis of the ruling planet of each half
of Nadi Amsa according to Sri Sanjay Rath. Shri Rayudu, another noted Astrologer has stated in his article Astrology and Human Life published in "The
Times of Astrology" magazine, July 1999 states:
Quote:
Each sign or rasi is divided into 300 parts so that each part comes under the name of a Nadi Amsa measuring 12 minutes of are in the sign or 48 seconds in
time. This minute division sets the seed of destiny of an individual. If the correct Nadi is established then there is a birds eye view of entire past including
the past life and future of the person concerned Each Nadi Amsa is further divided into two parts each of 6 minutes of arc in the sign or 24 seconds in time
and general pattern of life is given.
Unquote
These 24 seconds in time or 6minutes of arc is what is known as Artha Nadiamasa about which Sri Sanjay Rath has also published a paper giving lucid and
clear explanations.
I also would like to share some of my findings in the application of this specific Sutra of the Maharishi.
I calculated the Vighati planet as explained above for exactly 100 horoscopes. I summarize below my findings:
1. In 57 cases sex as obtained by the calculations above tallied perfectly. In all the 57 cases I did not take into consideration the conjunction or
aspect. I only verified for exaltation and debilitation which revealed that some male horoscopes had exalted planets (Male) and some female
ones had debilitated planets (female).
2. In 11 cases the test totally failed. None of the rules explained above provided a correct result. This might be due to error in birth time. Because
when I changed the birth time by a few seconds which ranged between 3 seconds to 16 seconds, it was found to tally.
3. In 32 cases I got the contrary result that is native was a male and the result was female and vice versa. In these cases I then went to study the
conjunction/aspect and also the nature of sign. In 2 cases I noticed that when a female planet is exalted it was a male native and in 1 case
where male planet was debilitated it was a female.
For all aspects I considered only the Rasi Drishti as given by Maharishi. No graha drishti was taken into consideration. This topic is for further research and
discussion as the Retrograde position of planets, argala have not been taken into account. Also it is to be studied whether the position of the planet in Varga
Charts especially Navamsa has any bearing on the determination of the sex of the native.
Om Tat Sat.
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